EP 1439026 A1 20040721 - A tool-holder arrangement
Title (en)
A tool-holder arrangement
Title (de)
Werkzeughalteranordnung
Title (fr)
Dispositif de porte-outil
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 0301242 A 20030120
Abstract (en)
A tool identification system, comprising: a tool holder (8) allowing removable attachment thereto of any one of a plurality of tools; a sensor (22,11,16) arrangement operable to sense features (22) present on a tool (18) attached to the tool holder (8); a processor (17) operable to identify uniquely, from the sensed features, the type of the tool attached to the tool holder; and an insulation arrangement provided between the tool holder (8) and the sensor arrangement, thereby electrically insulating the tool holder (8) from the sensor arrangement. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); B23Q 3/155 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 90/50 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 90/98 (2016.02 - EP US); B23Q 3/15546 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 34/30 (2016.02 - EP US); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 483/901 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10T 483/134 (2015.01 - EP US); Y10T 483/14 (2015.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 5413573 A 19950509 - KOIVUKANGAS JOHN [FI]
- [Y] US 5749885 A 19980512 - SJOSTROM DOUGLAS D [US], et al
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1439026 A1 20040721; EP 1439026 B1 20070509; AT E361814 T1 20070615; DE 60313728 D1 20070621; DE 60313728 T2 20070816; GB 0301242 D0 20030219; GB 2397234 A 20040721; US 2004142803 A1 20040722; US 7008362 B2 20060307
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 03026807 A 20031120; AT 03026807 T 20031120; DE 60313728 T 20031120; GB 0301242 A 20030120; US 70568103 A 20031112